The following are highlights of a new Camel Clutch Blog interview with former
TNA star Petey Williams:
On his decision to retire: “I hear about all of
these guys getting concussions and neck injuries, and I watch their wrestling
style, and I realize my wrestling style’s a little bit harder than that, because
I’m taking German suplexes on the neck, and piledrivers and whatever. I’m like,
‘Man, I’m gonna be 33 years old; maybe I’d better get out now, and not have to
be in a wheelchair when I’m older.
My wife’s due with my next daughter in a couple of weeks or so, and I just
didn’t book any shows in or around this time. Then I just said, ‘You know what?
I just gotta start doing different things in life.’ You kinda have to look at
your future, and ask what’s really more important: providing for my family,
being there for them, or pro wrestling?”
On his future: “I’m going to become a US citizen,
probably within a month. I’m probably going to work in law enforcement now.
That’s what I went to school for while training to be a pro wrestler, so that’s
been my other area of passion. It’s a career where I don’t have to travel, don’t
have to leave my family, and I can earn a pension. My wife’s a police officer,
and that’s how we kind of came together.
It’s about being a Dad, and also stopping by some local shows to say hi to
the guys. I still wanna keep up with wrestling, and I’m actually enjoying it a
little more, following it casually as a fan. It reminds me of back when I was
younger, and I love being a fan of the sport.”
Check out the complete interview at CamelClutchBlog.com.
